Andreessen Horowitz
Mentioned in 99 analyzed podcast episodes across 10 shows
A prominent venture capital firm founded by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz that has become the largest U.S. VC by raising $15B across multiple funds and managing $90B in assets, capturing 18% of all U.S. VC allocation in 2025. Known for investing heavily in AI applications, infrastructure, SaaS disruption, defense/national security, and crypto, with a team of experienced partners providing hands-on support to portfolio companies. Frequently discussed on podcasts as a major player shaping the startup ecosystem through strategic investments and initiatives like their Speedrun accelerator and American Dynamism practice.
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Episode Mentions
Pivot · May 15, 2026
Trump’s China Summit, Inflation Shock, and Silicon Valley’s Midterm Money
“Largest 2026 midterm donor at $115M+; co-founders Mark Andreessen and Ben Horowitz donated $12M to Trump's MAGA Inc.”
Latent Space: The AI Engineer Podcast · May 14, 2026
AI-Native Healthcare: 100M Doctor Visits, 10–20 Hours Saved, Prior Auth in Minutes — Janie Lee & Chai Asawa, Abridge
“Co-hosting open house event with Abridge on AI and healthcare”
How I Invest with David Weisburd · May 14, 2026
E369: Midas List VC: Why Smart VCs Are Buying Secondaries
“Marc Andreessen's firm; referenced for 'diamonds not rough diamonds' quote and $15B platform scale”
The a16z Show · May 14, 2026
Ben Horowitz - "Your ONLY job is Right Product, Right Time"
“Ben Horowitz's venture capital firm; mentioned as investor in power transformer company addressing infrastructure shortage”
Tech Brew Ride Home · May 13, 2026
Googlebooks
“Co-led Anduril's $5B Series D funding round alongside Thrive Capital”
Bankless · May 13, 2026
Will AI Populism Decide the 2028 Election? | Jasmine Sun
“Marc Andreessen's venture firm invests in worker-replacement technologies while publicly arguing against job displacement concerns”
BigDeal · May 13, 2026
Founder: How I Brainwashed Myself to Be a Billionaire at 34 | Ankur Jain
“Referenced as prestigious VC firm; Ankur suggests waiting on such capital until product-market fit”
This Week in Startups · May 6, 2026
The end of Venture Capital? (VC Roundtable) | E2285
“Cited as mega-fund exemplifying consensus capital approach; mentioned as competitor to traditional VC firms”
The Information's TITV · May 5, 2026
Greg Brockman’s “Rough Day” in Court, Amazon’s Hybrid AI Search, SpaceX’s $60B Cursor Deal
“Raised $2B crypto fund, half the size of 2022 $4.5B fund; focusing on foundational crypto builders amid AI investor shift”
The Spillover · May 5, 2026
Prediction Markets: Forecasting Tools or Casinos?
“Major venture capital investor in prediction market platforms; participating in funding rounds for Kalshi and Polymarket”
The Tech Report · May 5, 2026
How ‘Pathological’ Silicon Valley fanatics are blocking AI regulation | Timothy Noah
“Marc Andreessen is Trump administration's go-to advisor on tech policy; firm represents mainstream tech ideology opposing all AI regulation”
The a16z Show · May 5, 2026
Building Blackstone, Backing Costco, with Tony James
“Referenced as modern venture firm with multiple discrete funds and entrepreneurial platform approach.”
How I Invest with David Weisburd · Apr 29, 2026
E358: The Woman Behind the World's Top GP Brands | Jen Prosek
“Referenced for founder-led media thesis: media initiatives must be driven or underwritten by founders to be effective”
Marketing School - Digital Marketing and Online Marketing Tips · Apr 27, 2026
OpenAI Just Bought TBPN For $200M But Nobody Knows This
“VC firm investing in media infrastructure; hired Turpentine team to improve content performance and portfolio company visibility”
The a16z Show · Apr 27, 2026
Ben Horowitz on Venture Capital and AI
“Ben Horowitz's venture capital firm, founded in 2009 with innovations in firm structure and entrepreneur support”
The Information's TITV · Apr 24, 2026
Nvidia’s GPU Crunch Hits Microsoft, ChatGPT-5.5 Review, Meta’s AWS Chip Deal
“Early investor in Cursor since Series A; positioned to make billions in returns from potential $60B SpaceX acquisition”
The Ezra Klein Show · Apr 21, 2026
Why Are Palantir and OpenAI Scared of Alex Bores?
“VC firm that funds Super PAC 'Leading the Future' opposing AI regulation”
AI + a16z · Apr 8, 2026
Rethinking Git for the Age of Coding Agents with GitHub Cofounder Scott Chacon
“Investor in GitButler; Matt Bornstein is general partner hosting the episode”
How I Invest with David Weisburd · Apr 2, 2026
E339: From Zero to $100 Million in 18 Months: Inside Legora
“VC firm where David Yulovic became general partner running American Dynamism Fund”
The a16z Show · Mar 31, 2026
How Radiant and Heron Are Rethinking Power Generation and Delivery
“Venture capital firm investing in energy infrastructure and hosting this podcast discussion”
Habits and Hustle · Mar 31, 2026
Episode 541: Jon McNeill: Why “Less” and “Simple” are the Smartest Growth Strategies
“VC firm where Ben Horowitz recruited McNeill to join Lyft as COO”
The a16z Show · Mar 30, 2026
Marc Andreessen on Evaluating Founders and AI's Consumer Surplus
“Marc's venture capital firm managing over $90 billion in assets”
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch · Mar 30, 2026
20VC: Marc Andreessen on The Future of Venture Capital: Will a16z Go Public | Why Labour Displacement with AI is Wrong | Why Introspection is Dangerous | Why "Diamonds in the Rough" is BS in VC | Why a16z Invested $300M into Adam Neumann
“Marc Andreessen's venture capital firm managing over $90 billion in assets”
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch · Mar 28, 2026
20VC: The Venture Model is Broken | You Need to be Greedy and Selfish to Win Early Stage Investing | Why Margins Do Not Matter for Early-Stage Startups | The Growth Rate that is Required in a World of AI with Gili Raanan, Founder @ Cyberstarts
“Major VC firm with $10B+ funds representing the mega-fund trend in venture”
The a16z Show · Mar 26, 2026
Security, Resilience, and the Future of Mobile Infrastructure
“Venture capital firm that invested in Cape from the beginning four years ago”
TBPN · Mar 23, 2026
The Great Peptide Debate with Martin Shkreli & Max Marchione
“Venture capital firm mentioned as funding biotech companies for drug development”
AI + a16z · Mar 19, 2026
OpenClaw: Why the Internet Isn't Built for AI Agents
“Venture capital firm where speakers work, exploring enterprise agent deployment”
The a16z Show · Mar 16, 2026
AI Startups vs. Big Chatbots — With Olivia Moore
“Olivia Moore's VC firm investing in AI applications and consumer products”
The a16z Show · Mar 15, 2026
Marc Andreessen on the Mindset of Great Founders — with David Senra
“Venture capital firm founded by Andreessen and Ben Horowitz using scaled platform model”
Version History · Mar 15, 2026
Clubhouse: Pivot to audio
“Venture capital firm that invested heavily in Clubhouse and dominated early conversations”
The a16z Show · Mar 12, 2026
Palantir CEO Alex Karp on the Zero-Sum AI Race
“Host organization for the American Dynamism Summit where interview was conducted”
Uncanny Valley | WIRED · Mar 12, 2026
Can Anthropic Win Its Lawsuit?; War Memes; AI Comes for VCs Jobs
“Marc Andreessen's VC firm, he argued VCs immune to AI replacement”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Mar 11, 2026
Rewriting the Rules: The SEC & CFTC on Crypto, IPOs & the Future of American Markets
“Referenced for creating chart comparing insider vs public investor returns from 1980s to today”
Big Technology Podcast · Mar 11, 2026
AI’s Unpopularity + Competing With ChatGPT — With Olivia Moore
“Venture capital firm investing in AI applications, employs guest Olivia Moore as AI partner”
Marketing School - Digital Marketing and Online Marketing Tips · Mar 11, 2026
Why Website Traffic Is Almost Dead Today
“Highlighted as successful media strategy adaptation with multiple podcasts and channels”
TBPN · Mar 10, 2026
Nvidia Invests in Thinking Machines, Meta Acquires Moltbook, BYD F1 | Olivia Moore, David Paffenholz, Adam Goldstein, Max Junestrand, Allan McLennan, Jagdeep Singh, Scott Hickle
“Published top 100 generative AI consumer applications report showing market maturation”
Marketing School - Digital Marketing and Online Marketing Tips · Mar 5, 2026
AI Podcasts Are Ripping Right Now
“Referenced as having a strong media arm that could benefit from AI podcast generation”
The a16z Show · Mar 4, 2026
Ambience CEO Nikhil Buduma on AI in Clinical Workflows
“VC firm that invested in Ambience, with Julie Yoo as the interviewing general partner”
AI + a16z · Mar 3, 2026
Jack Altman & Martin Casado on the Future of VC
“Martin Casado's VC firm discussed extensively regarding evolution from generalist to specialist platform”
The a16z Show · Mar 3, 2026
Ben Horowitz On What Makes a Great Founder
“Ben Horowitz's VC firm where he's backed and coached founder CEOs for 15+ years”
The a16z Show · Mar 2, 2026
Chris Dixon: From Quant Trading to Building a16z Crypto
“Dixon's current firm where he built the crypto practice and leads investments”
Galaxy Brain · Feb 27, 2026
What Do the People Building AI Believe?
“Mark Andreessen, co-founder, discussed as prominent Trump supporter whose journey reflects broader tech right political shift”
The a16z Show · Feb 26, 2026
When Giants Don’t Go Public: Inside the $5 Trillion Private Tech Market
“David George's firm, discussed as major investor in 2/3 of aggregate AI revenue in private markets”
Masters in Business · Feb 20, 2026
How AI Could Freeze Progress with Hilary Allen
“Major VC firm that built the crypto industry through early investments and aggressive lobbying to change laws favoring their portfolio companies”
How I Invest with David Weisburd · Feb 20, 2026
E309: Why Most VCs Firms will Die by 2030
“Referenced as one of few VC firms founded by former operators with founder credibility”
Odd Lots · Feb 20, 2026
A16Z's David George on How Private and Public Markets Fused Into One
“Guest's firm; major growth fund investor with $22B in committed capital across five funds”
Moonshots with Peter Diamandis · Feb 19, 2026
Ben Horowitz: xAI Executive Exodus, Apple's AI Crisis, The Pace of AI | #232
“Ben Horowitz's firm investing in AI infrastructure, voice technology, and crypto-AI convergence”
ACCESS · Feb 19, 2026
Notion CEO Ivan Zhao on if AI is really killing software companies
“Ellis spoke at their Speedrun accelerator about startup storytelling”
Catalyst with Shayle Kann · Feb 19, 2026
The rise of grid power electronics with Drew Baglino
“Led Heron Power's $140 million Series B funding round announced during the episode”
The a16z Show · Feb 17, 2026
WSJ x a16z: The Next 25 Years of Defense Innovation
“VC firm that launched American Dynamism practice investing in defense and national security companies”